Mantra 1

Sukta 82

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यदिन्द्र यावतस्त्वमेतावदहमीशीय । स्तोतारमिद् दिधिषेय रदावसो न पापत्वाय रासीय

IAST Transliteration

yádi índra yā́vatas tvám etā́vad ahám ī́śīya | stótāram íd didhiṣeya radāvaso ná pā́patvāya rāsīya ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

If, Indra, to what extent thou art mighty, to that same extent may I have mastery. The praiser—yea, him—would I set in firm place, O wealth-bestower; I would not give (aught) over unto evil.

Translation

หากว่าอินทราเอ๋ย ท่านทรงฤทธิ์เพียงใด ขอให้ข้าพเจ้ามีอำนาจครอบครองเพียงนั้น ผู้ประทานทรัพย์เอ๋ย ข้าพเจ้าจะตั้งผู้สรรเสริญ—ใช่ ผู้นั้นเอง—ให้มั่นคง และจะไม่มอบสิ่งใดให้แก่ความชั่วร้าย.

Word by Word

यदिif

इन्द्रO Indra

यावतःas much as

त्वम्you

एतावत्this much

अहम्I

ईशी॑यmay I be able / may I have power

स्तोतारम्the praiser (bard)

इत्indeed / just

दिधिषेयmay I set/appoint (as) / may I keep

रदावसोO giver of gifts (bounteous one)

नnot

पापत्वायfor sinfulness / for evil-state

रासीयmay I give / may I grant

Attribution

Rishi: As in RV parallel tradition for this verse (Indra-stuti); AV 20 largely reuses RV seers—exact r̥ṣi assignment depends on the RV locus.

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (as transmitted in AV 20 Indra-stutis; metrical identification may vary with pada division)

Mantra Rasa

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